this is bbc news with the headlines. nearly two weeks on from turkey's devastating earthquake, officials say most rescue efforts to find survivors are to end. police investigating the disappearance of a woman in the northwest of england say they have recovered a body from a river — near to where nicola bulley was last seen. the us secretary of state says china is considering supplying weapons and ammunition to russia for its war against ukraine.

nearly two weeks on from turkey's devastating earthquake, officials have said most rescue efforts to find survivors will end today. search operations have been winding down for days as the chances of finding people fade. more than 16,000 people are known to have been killed by the quake and the aftershocks. meanwhile the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has arrived in turkey, at the incirlik air base. he'll hold talks with his turkish counterpart, before meeting some of the people affected by the quake, including white helmet rescue workers from rebel—held parts of syria. with clean—up efforts getting under way in turkey, anger is building in some of the worst—affected areas. as bulldozers clear debris in the devastated southeastern city of antakya, many people are still waiting for their loved ones to be found under the rubble. translation: my cousin has still not been found under the rubble. - the search has to continue so that at least his body is found. we have been waiting for 15 days. we have been here since

the day of the earthquake. translation: while we are suffering l here, they tell us to go and empty l our homes because they will destroy the building, but my house is elsewhere, so wait until the people are out of the rubble first. we go there, they forbid us to enter the houses. what are we going to do? our things, our lives are there and our loved ones are there. our correspondent caroline davies has the latest from adana. tomorrow morning, it will be two weeks since the earthquake hit turkey and syria, and according to the turkish emergency and disaster body, afad, the vast majority of rescue operations will be winding down from the end of today. we know they have already significantly reduced. across hatay province there were 200 buildings being searched, that had been reduced to 98 on saturday. in marash, the epicentre, there were 19 buildings still being searched. the body has thanked

the rescuers for their efforts. this over 11,000 people involved to 80 different countries around the world but the majority 80 different countries around the world but the majority of 80 different countries around the world but the majority of those people have now left turkey. ——they say over 11,000 people involved to 80 different countries around the world but the majority of those people have now left turkey. police in the north of england have found a body near where a woman went missing three weeks ago. 45—year—old nicola bulley was last seen walking her dog near a river in lancashire in the north west of england lancashire police said they were called today with reports of a body in the river wyre — less than a kilometre from where she was last seen. a police statement said: "an underwater search team the search for nicola bulley has been unlearned, in water and by air. today, as the police helicopter search draw circle overhead news for the first time that she might have been found. the police were called just after half past 11 this morning

to reports of a body in the river wyre, a short distance downriver from where nicola bulley was last seen. roads around the river were closed in the footpath along the water edge was also sealed off. an underwater search team and specialist officers went into the water. sadly, they found a body and it was taken for the identification process to begin. a forensics tent was erected to preserve the same. lancashire police say it's too early to know whether it is nicola bulley. her family has been to know whether it is nicola bulley. herfamily has been kept informed as work is carried out to identify the remains. the body was found just after this bend in the river. it's an area which has been searched before, though search teams have previously said that some parts of the water are hard to see because of debris. the investigation into nicola bulley�*s disappearance has attracted widespread speculation, and after the police released personal details about her, there has been a public and political backlash. at the centre of it all, there's a distressed family who are waiting for news.

judith moritz with that report. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has alleged that china is considering supplying weapons and ammunition to russia, for its war against ukraine. he was speaking to cbs news, after meeting china's top diplomat, wang yi, on the sidelines of the international munich security conference in germany. he said he'd warned mr wang of consequences, if material support was provided to moscow. mr blinken told cbs, that chinese firms were already providing non—lethal aid for russia's invasion. james landale reports. for months now, vladimir putin has been wooing china's president so is all that diplomacy about to pay off? so far, china has neither endorsed nor condemned russia's invasion of ukraine, calling instead for a peaceful solution. but the us believes russian forces in ukraine are already getting surveillance and other information from chinese firms.

and america's top diplomat now believes that china could be going further and providing weapons. we have seen them provide non—lethal support to russia for use in ukraine. the concern that we have now is based on information we have that they are considering providing lethal support and we've made very clear to them that that would cause a serious problem for us and then in our relationship. that message was delivered at a security conference in munich where mr blinken met china's foreign minister behind closed doors. he was here to brief european counterparts on china's imminent so—called peace plan for ukraine that some analysts fear could call for the west to stop arming ukraine. translation: china is not a party to this crisis in ukraine _ but we are not standing idly by. nor have we thrown fuel on the fire. we are more opposed to profiting from the fire. what china is doing,

as i said earlier, is to urge peace and promote talks. we will stand firmly on the side of peace and on the side of dialogue. until now, china has stayed largely at one remove from the war in ukraine but the fear among western policy—makers here is that that may be about to change, and there's uncertainty about what it might mean. if china is behind russia here then it is a great power that has and can provide weapons. that is definitely making the conflict and the war bigger. and it would be of concern? definitely. before the war, both men met at the winter olympics and agreed what they called a partnership with no limits. we may find out shortly if that is true. james landale, bbc news, munich.

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the continental united states, including washington. the us and south korea have already confirmed plans to hold their annual military exercises next month. kim yojong, the powerful sister of north korea's leader, has warned of what she describes as a "strong and overwhelming" response to any "hostile" acts. more now from the earthquake in turkey where the search for survivors is going to be scaled back. we've been speaking to journalist ayla jean yackley who's in istanbul with more. it is still winter here in turkey, and basic shelter still a major concern for people in certain parts of the affected areas. there's complaints of not enough tents. these are people whose houses have either been destroyed or they're too terrified to stay inside at this time, still. you know, the area has been rocked

by something like 6,000 aftershocks after the twin earthquakes that happened two weeks ago, so it is basic shelter. and, you know, already they're beginning to talk about how and when they'll rebuild. and what would that look like? how soon could that start? the government, led by recep tayyip erdogan, has promised that it will be a very swift process, that they will rebuild the hundreds of thousands of buildings that have come down within a year. experts we have spoken to said that that is far from realistic. in some ways, it has alarmed some of the survivors that i met while down there. they are afraid that such a rush could encourage some of the poorer construction practices that had not been claimed for by this earthquake was so deadly. it's notjust about rebuilding homes, it is about rebuilding lives. people have lost everything. so many millions who are notjust homeless but have no belongings whatsoever. how do they even start? many won't even have jobs to go back to go back to.

that's a very good point. i mean, one gentleman that i spoke to said as soon as the city of antakya where he was born and raised is built, but he doesn't expect there to be jobs there. he wonders what kinds of schools will be there for his daughter, so that is a question is very much at the forefront. it's going to be a new normal whenever it gets back to normal, and i think there are a lot of people who don't think it will be that normal when the time comes. so, it is a very long and difficult road ahead for many in this region. let's talk about the money that different countries have pledged. the us says they're going to give $100 million more in aid.

antony blinken has been there on a visit talking about us assistance. what has he had to say? he came today, and toured by helicopter some of the most severely affected sites. he expressed profound sadness after viewing this. he also spent time at the major air base there, where the us has troops, and carriers, planes. it is called incirlik. he is also meeting with members of the white helmets, the syrian rescue workers. he has expressed full support for turkey in its efforts to recover, as well as... it's rescue efforts are coming to an end, but he has also pledged more help for recovery. we have seen some criticism from some people about the building standards, and that is having knock—on effects on criticism we've seen some criticism from some people, as you said, about the building standards, and that's having a kind of knock—on effect on criticism towards the government and the president there. what do you see as the fallout, politically, for president erdogan for this?

or is it too soon to tell? you know, it is still early days. even though it's been two weeks, since the earthquakes hit, turkey isjust emerging from a national period of mourning, and people are shell—shocked, notjust in the region but across the country. the whole country is in a state of grief at this moment. so it is too soon. the elections, which are due at the latest injune, just a few weeks ago seemed like they were really rushing up to us, but now for some people they do seem far away. i think that for a lot of people, this earthquake will have to be a factor. whether it's because you suffered the loss of a family member, or your home, and you blame the government for that loss, or whether it's because you are turning to the government and you feel that the stability that erdogan, a very strong, some would say authoritarian, leader, that strength that he exudes, is a source of comfort for you. the earthquake is going to be very much at the forefront. other issues that may have been a play, such as turkeys's human rights record or its economy and cost of living crisis,

they are definitely going to take a back seat. but it is difficult to say what way it will go. thank you. borisjohnson has warned that it would be a "great mistake" for the government to abandon legislation he agreed upon regarding northern ireland's trading arrangements when he was british prime minister. rishi sunak is trying to reach a new deal with the eu following brexit, that would have the support of all communities in northern ireland. here's our political correspondent, tony bonsignore: the northern ireland protocol was borisjohnson�*s attempt to try and solve the problem of northern ireland and brexit. it hasn't proved successful. despite that, borisjohnson has today intervened again, saying a bill he introduced threatening to rip up the protocol if the eu doesn't renegotiate, should be kept, even though the government has hinted it could be dropped. some politicians are furious. hopefully, we are on the brink of a deal over the coming days, and certainly i would warn any conservative politicians wishing to play politics

with us to stay out of it. this is about doing the right thing for the people of northern ireland, not about the internal dynamics and future ambitions of anyone inside the conservative party. the problem is that under the current protocol, goods coming into northern ireland from great britain get checked before they enter, and that creates a border in the irish sea. many tory mps and unionist politicians hate it. they say it's bad for business and threatens the integrity of the uk. the dup is boycotting the parliament in stormont in protest. this all comes just as rishi sunak reaches a crucial point in his negotiations with the eu over the protocol. the negotiations are complex and sensitive. it's thought that any deal would involve a reduced role for the european court ofjustice and a green lane for goods designed to stay in northern ireland. this would mean fewer regulations, but the details are crucial, and negotiations are being kept

under wraps, which makes this intervention all the more controversial. he is trying to wreck the thing, because he is opposed to the prime minister, he wants — he and his supporters want to undermine the prime minister, it isjust a continuation of the fratricide or war that we see in the conservative party. the government is playing down borisjohnson�*s comments. the whole point of this is it has to work for the people of northern ireland. everything else, and what my colleagues might say, and what they might do in a hypothetical vote, that is irrelevant, unless it works for the whole of northern ireland. mps return to westminster tomorrow, knowing that much is at stake, including the political process in northern ireland, the future of brexit, and the prime minister's reputation. tony bonsignore, bbc news. later this week, ukraine will mark the first anniversary of its invasion by russia.

we've been examining the different ways in which the country has been offered support. 0ur reporter, phil connell, has been to see how british troops have been helping to turn ordinary ukrainian citizens into trained soldiers. it's a war taking place almost 2,000 miles from here. but for many ukrainian soldiers, it's here in yorkshire where their military training begins. when they arrive, their experience is very minimal. a lot of the ones that have come through with me, were either taxi drivers or delivery drivers. and then now they're at a stage where they're almost fully—fledged infantry soldiers. gunshots. to mark the approaching first anniversary of russia's invasion, members of the media invited to an undisclosed location in yorkshire. a rare chance to see ukrainian troops being trained, notjust by the british army, but by forces from nine other european countries, too. they are really happy. they come shake our hand in the morning. in the evening, they give us

applause when we say something. so they're really eager, wanting to learn. what would you say morale was like amongst them? the morale is high. they really want to do this. shouting. since the war started, 10,000 troops have been trained in britain. a five—week course in how to use weapons, explosives, and deal with battlefield casualties. this exercise aims to replicate the russian occupation of a typical ukrainian town or village. the soldiers here entering houses to ensure they're clear and they're safe. gunshots. the ukrainian soldiers being trained here didn't want their faces to be seen, but one soldier with no previous military experience did speak to us through an interpreter. translation: we are very well-prepared right now i thanks to this training and trainers and it will definitely increase - our capabilities and |

potential and force. how do you go back to ukraine? do you go back with renewed enthusiasm? translation: this training will save my life _ and the life of my friends. you look at the standard they come here and then the standard in the five weeks after they've left, it's just night and day. it's absolutely amazing how much our international partners and how much our soldiers at home are supporting them in every way they can. the training is codenamed 0peration interflex, with soldiers returning to ukraine with all the kit they've been supplied with here. a special partnership united in the face of russian aggression. phil connell with that report there. more now on the earthquakes , bereaved syrian families in turkey are desperately trying to return their loved ones to syria

so they can be buried on home soil. many crossed the border to escape the syrian civil war but clung to the hope of returning home one day. a warning, nafiseh konavard's report contains distressing images from the start. wailing. a mother's painful farewell to her loved ones. "take good care of each other," she tells them. the bodies of aisha's three children and two grandchildren are in these bags. they died when their building collapsed in the turkish city of antakya. her and her husband, along with their four—year—old granddaughter, are the only survivors. they are now sending them across the border to syria to be buried on homeland. the family left idlib to take refuge in turkey, hoping for a fresh start. already broken by years of civil war, they are now completely shattered. wailing. translation: we fled the war but died in the earthquake. - we have been here since early

morning and in just a few hours, we have seen six trucks taking bodies across this border into syria. the police tell us this is a massive operation for them. they are working day and night to help this crossing. back in antakya, about aokm from the border, this is all that's left of aisha's front room. ali was just recently engaged to one of aisha's daughters. he was on a video call with her when the earth started shaking. translation: i didn't know it would be the last time - i would see her. when the earthquake happened, she looked at me with fear. i saw her running. she got up while still holding the phone. but then the network went down and electricity was cut off. like many here, ali has had to put his grief on hold. he's part of a team of syrians helping other syrians find their loved ones.

but a big part of their homeland has also been devastated by the earthquake and they are left fending for themselves. translation: we should think about syria. - they don't have electricity or clean water. their houses have been devastated by the bombs and now the earthquake. of course, we accept what comes from god, but i should tell the world — enough. for aisha, there is one more heartbreak to come as the family finally recovered the last person they were looking for — the body of their son—in—law ten days after the earthquake. nafiseh kohnavard, bbc news, antayka. the bafta film awards are under way at the royal festival hall in london. the first world war german—language film, "all quiet on the western front",

has won five of its 1a categories so far. the dark comedy, "the banshees of inisherin" is on its fourth win of the night and is favourite to take home the main awards. our culture editor, katie razzalljoined us from the red carpet earlier. this red carpet has seen some action in the last hour or so, what frocks, what talent, what a turnout at this baftas, as it proves once again that when it comes to cinema, some of the brightest and best of british and global talent want to come here to london to find out whether they are going to win the best awards british film can offer them. so the baftas is often a bellwether for what happens in a few weeks at the oscars, but actually here there is a clear divide, certainly when it comes to the best actress category, because here two black actresses have been nominated for baftas who were snubbed at the oscars. they are, of course, viola davis for the woman king

and danielle deadwyler for her role playing emmett till�*s mother, the boy was lynched in mississippi in 1955, and i chatted to danielle deadwyler as she arrived earlier today and asked her about it. it's beautiful that bafta's recognising diversity. we should all be doing so, right? we know we've had these institutions been established for a really long time, and moving towards equity and representation of cultural work, ethnic work, of a gendered work, of the queer work, it's imperative to share everybody�*s story. because of course, that stop at the oscars led to resurfacing about racism in hollywood. now, when it comes to the films, who is likely to win? the favourite in that category is of course cate blanchett and tar. that is the role she plays as a fictional conductor, fictional composer in a film about cancel culture and society's rush to judgment.

it is a critical success, and it would be cate blanchett�*s fourth best actress bafta. as for the rest, the irish contingent are out in force tonight, particularly for the banshees 0f inisherin — that is that film about two friends who fall out with absolutely catastrophic consequences, with colin farrell and brendan gleeson amongst a host of cast members in the category. it is up for best film and ten other nominations total. ten nominations too for everything everywhere all at once, a time—travelling whirlwind of a film, with michelle yeoh up for best actress, and she is a strong contender if the bookies are wrong about cate blanchett. the film that did best at the box office was elvis, a biopic about that singer,

and austin butler was on the red carpet earlier. he was greeted with huge excitement by the crowds, i should also mention all quiet on the western front is leading the charge, leading the nominations, but that is the one i guess with most to lose. it has a 1k nominations, but we will see how many it picks up. now on bbc news, the weather. hello there. we saw a change of fortunes really today. it was more southern and southeastern parts of the country that had the best of the sunshine, whereas further north we saw much more cloud coming into scotland, the stream of cloud coming in from the atlantic bringing some heavier rain in northern scotland for a while. this evening, the worst of that rain will move away. and then overnight we'll get this secondary band of rain pushing back down into scotland. it's been windy in scotland and the winds continuing to pick up in many places overnight in northern scotland. we could have some gusts of around 60 miles an hour for a while by the end of the night. a lot of cloud to come tonight.

it's going to be a mild one, particularly in northern ireland. perhaps temperatures no lower than 11 degrees tomorrow. the winds continue to gradually ease down through the day, but this rain is stuck in scotland. could see a secondary band of cloud, a few pockets of rain and drizzle affecting northern ireland over the irish sea into northwest england. there's a lot of cloud on the scene. again, some eastern parts of england, particularly across east anglia, could get some sunshine. it's going to be very mild here, 16 degrees. northern scotland getting some sunshine, but the air is a little bit chillier here. 0n the whole, though, we're starting the week with some very mild air across the uk. there is colder weather trying to push in from the atlantic, but it's taking a little while longer to reach us. so we're still in this mild south to south westerly air stream on tuesday. the winds continue to ease down on tuesday. but as you can see, there's a lot of cloud. may get some drier weather coming in from continental europe to bring some sunshine in the south east later. and those temperatures still on the mild side, at 13 or 1a degrees. there is this band of rain, though, coming into northern ireland and western scotland during the evening. that weather front will take some rain further east overnight

and then the wind direction changes. instead of that very mild south—westerly wind, we get more of a northwesterly wind by the time we get into wednesday. and that will bring some chillier air and perhaps one or two wintry showers into the far northwest. but really, wednesday is a very messy day. there's a lot of cloud. could be some rain here and there and across some northern hills. that rain may turn a bit wintry later on in the day as things start to get a little bit chillier. so we've got seven or eight degrees across the northwest. in the southeast, still temperatures ten or 11 degrees, not as mild as it is at the moment. we start the week ahead with very mild conditions, but with a lot of cloud. then we get that rain around the middle part of the week. then things get a little bit colder, perhaps with the risk of frost at night as well.

this is bbc news. the headlines... police in the north of england have found a body near where a woman went missing three weeks ago. nicola bulley was last seen walking her dog near a river in the northwest of england on january 27th. officials in turkey say most rescue efforts following the recent earthquake will end today, as hopes fade of finding anyone else alive. the us secretary of state antony blinken says china is considering supplying weapons and ammunition to russia for its war against ukraine. borisjohnson urges rishi sunak not to drop the northern ireland protocol bill — as speculation mounts

of a compromise over post—brexit arrangements.